PHOTOS: Change-Makers Gathering returns to rainy Langford

Members of the Lekwungen Drum Group perform Saturday, June 10, during the second Change-Makers Gathering Festival at Starlight Stadium in Langford. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
The festival celebrates Indigenous culture and knowledge
A total of 66 people took part in the Move to Cure ALS event in Polson Park in Vernon Saturday, June 10, 2023. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

Move to Cure ALS event supports unique B.C. research model
Central Okanagan Search and Rescue was called Saturday morning (June 10) to help find an apparant car that crashed into Okanagan Lake in West Kelowna on Friday night. (File photo)

Search team pulled back from Okanagan Lake
Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible

Oregon to crack down on illegal pot growers by holding landowners responsible
Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

Ticket to ride: Southern California theme parks roll out new attractions for summer

Police in Abbotsford seized $123,000 in suspected stolen jewelry, bags of suspected drugs and $6,000 cash after stopping a vehicle early Friday morning (June 9). (APD photo)

Police seize $123K worth of suspected stolen jewelry in Abbotsford
A passenger boards a WestJet Encore Bombardier Q400 twin-engined turboprop aircraft in Kamloops, Saturday, June 3, 2023. WestJet and Swoop pilots ratified their collective agreement after a bargaining process that saw the threat of a strike snarl many Canadians’ long weekend plans. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet to wind down budget airline Swoop, fold it into main operation
A two-year old girl has died after she was reported missing at a campground west of Calgary. The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police “E” Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Girl, 2, dies after being found in the water at Alberta campground
Abbotsford’s JP Siou is set to take on the Spartan Death Race, which begins in Vermont later this month. (Submitted)

Atypical Abbotsford athlete taking on Spartan Death Race challenge
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Nanaimo RCMP have reported a man has died on June 7 after going into medical distress while swimming at Westwood Lake. (Black Press Media file photo)

Man dies after going into medical distress while swimming in Vancouver Island lake

Hope RCMP are looking into a serious spate of alleged hate crimes in Hope, just days into the community’s first Pride festival. (Kemone Moodley/Hope Standard/Megan te Boekhorst)

PHOTOS: Pride flag set on fire during night of alleged hate crime in Hope

Three-year-old Deerat Kaur Chahal enjoys some time at Skaha Park. Her family and her are being deported if a reprieve isn’t given. (Mark Brett / Local Journalism Initiative Reporter)

Okanagan MP, community rallies to keep young family from being deported

A combination of dried-out forests, potentially strong winds and lightning could make for a “very challenging” fire season in 2023, which has already turned to be unprecedented in many ways, provincial officials said Thursday (June 8) during a news conference. (Black Press Media file photo)

Officials warn of ‘very challenging’ fire season ahead in B.C.

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The Statlu Creek wildfire grew slightly over the course of the past few days. (Photo/B.C. Wildfire Service)

Harrison-area wildfires holding steady as cooler weather arrives

The local wildfire situation remains largely unchanged heading into Friday as the…

A food truck belonging to Quality Foods drives ailong the detour route between Lake Cowichan and Port Alberni to deliver goods on Friday, June 9, 2023. (B.C. MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION PHOTO)

Cameron Bluffs fire near Port Alberni grows to 208 hectares; Highway 4 remains closed

B.C. Premier Eby faces criticism over not opening Horne Lake route as fire cuts off communities

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Grade 6 and 8 students at Centre Mountain Lellum Middle School put on a display filled with art depicting life in the Salish Sea as the culmination of a partnership between the school and Eagle Wing Tours. On Thursday (June 8), an after-school opening of the display was held for parents. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

PHOTOS: Centre Mountain Lellum students showcase Salish Sea knowledge with art

An after-school showing Thursday (June 8) let parents take in the display

A tiny Oak Bay used book shop helps readers stock up for summertime reading with its annual sale Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary’s church, 1701 Elgin Rd.(Black Press Media file photo)

Oak Bay book sale supports critical youth support, housing and food agencies

Puzzles, pulled pork sliders, traditional hot dog fare also on tap June 10

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Obituaries

Phyllis Mary Fisher (nee Cotnior)

Jan 23rd, 2023

Charles David Danbrook

Jan 22nd, 2023

Helen Griffin

Aug 26th, 2022

Joseph Ronald Maidment

Aug 4th, 2022

Vernon Kenton Smith

Jul 9th, 2022

Angie Willow Skogstad

Jan 13th, 2022

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Athletes have until Thursday (June 15) to register for the Abbotsford 2023 55-Plus Games. (Betty Johnston photo)

Abbotsford 55-Plus BC Games athlete registration closing next week

Interested participants can register for one of 28 sports until June 15, Games run Aug. 22 to 26

B.C. Lions wide receiver Dominique Rhymes, left, runs the ball as Calgary Stampeders defensive linemen Isaac Adeyemi-Berglund chases him during first half CFL football action in Calgary, Thursday, June 8, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Adams Jr., Rhymes in sync in B.C. Lions’ 25-15 win over Calgary Stampeders

Vernon Adams Jr. threw for 176 yards in a pair of touchdown drives

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